Farmers and ranchers: Ever wonder if your farm is at risk because of a lurking legal problem? Do you wish you knew where to turn for the answers? Those answers aren’t always easy to come by — especially for the most innovative, direct-to-consumer farmers. Discovering Resilience is a legal workshop designed just for you. You’ll […]
Skill Share Circles are peer led social meet-ups that focus on farm adjacent skills that build off of our community’s knowledge. All skill levels are welcome to learn and teach! THESE EVENTS ARE ALL AGES! Please RSVP Location: PVD THINGS, 12 Library Court, Providence, RI Date: March 1st Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm What to expect: A casual space to […]
with Ulum Pixan and Matt Feinstein from PPLT/Global Village Farm
Workshops, in person and online, offer the latest information in the field, and opportunities to discuss with others the realities of putting sustainable agriculture into practice. Workshops in 2024-2026 will address economics, pasture resiliency and animal productivity in pasture based systems. Workshops over the last three years addressed nutrient management within a pasture system tying […]
The annual Rhode Island Compost Conference & Trade Show brings together food waste generators, composters, food recovery organizations, regulators, legislators, and the general public to network, to trade ideas and learn more about compost and the food waste ecosystem.
A Virtual Workshop for Intermediate & Advanced Farmers Take your pest management skills to the next level! Join Margaret Skinner, an IPM expert with 38 years of experience, for a specialized training designed to help high tunnel growers build proactive, sustainable pest management strategies. As a key member of the University of Vermont Entomology Research Laboratory, Margaret brings expertise from […]
Event Description: Join the University of Vermont Extension Northwest Crops and Soil Program and Northern Grain Growers Collaborative (NGGC) for the annual Grain Growers Conference! Dates and Time: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with a Networking Social Hour from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Check-in from 8:15 AM to 9:00 […]
Seafood Expo North America and Seafood Processing North America is North America’s largest seafood exposition. Thousands of buyers and suppliers from around the world attend the annual, three-day exposition to meet, network and do business. Attending buyers represent importers, exporters, wholesalers, restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, and other retail and foodservice companies. Exhibiting suppliers offer the newest […]
Sliding-scale options… see below! The 14th annual “Soil Course” is open for registration. This spring course is for farmers, gardeners, and others interested in the world of soil, plant health and function. This course covers foundational and current soil science, crop science, and soil maintenance principles with a focus on organic/regenerative/sustainable farming methodology. In addition […]
Expanded discussion of risk avoidance and management of musculoskeletal injuries. Information will include movement self-advocacy and considerations for implementing change for self and within a farm's strategies. All sessions on Thursdays at 3:30 pm PST/6:30 pm EST March 20: Movement Health, Self-Advocacy, and Athletic Performance of Farmers and Industrial Athletes March 27: Food, Fluid, Sleep, and Stress are […]
Join American Farmland Trust’s New England Climate and Agriculture team and Ken Foppema of Foppema’s Farm for a farmer roundtable discussion of farming in a time of climate change, and the strategies that support successful adaptation. This is a free, farmer-focused, peer-to-peer event geared towards all types and scales of farms. Please RSVP to let […]
In partnership with our friends Lu & Chris Yoder, we are excited to be collaborating to bring you a Farmers Sewing Workshop, Sunday, March 23rd from 10am - 4pm in Westport MA. Address: 98 Reed Rd, Westport MA Please Park at the "Westport Council On Aging" parking lot and walk up the street Farmers can […]
Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety should attend this course. This course will also cover the Massachusetts Commonwealth Quality Program (CQP), a voluntary 3rd-party audit program. This training […]
This presentation is for current Web Soil Survey (WSS) users interested in advancing their skills in using the platform to inform resource management. A brief overview of the app will be given, but prior knowledge and familiarity using WSS is assumed. You will learn how to use the program to find out what soils are […]
